Many Republicans are supporting efforts to build the Keystone XL Pipeline from Canada to Texas, claiming that it would create jobs for Americans. President Obama questioned the math and sparked comments from members of the Texas delegation. “Republicans have said that this would be a big jobs generator. There is no evidence that that’s true,” said Obama. …

“Part of the long-term strategy of this administration is to try to turn Texas blue,” Republican Sen. John Cornyn told Fox News. “And so they are engaging in this kind of bogus political activity to try to raise concerns with regard to things like minority voting that simply aren’t supported by the evidence. I think this is to create a false impression that somehow minority rights are not being protected, which they are.”
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“It is encouraging to see that so many of our Texas Republican congressmen are willing to protect our privacy by reining in NSA spying,” said Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas Chairman Jeffrey Larson, “and disappointing to see so many Republicans voting against them and with Nancy Pelosi to maintain the status quo.” …